Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 63053 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. Section 180.624 is amended by 

removing the entry for ‘‘grape’’, and by 

alphabetically adding the following 

commodities to the table in paragraph 

(a) to read as follows: 

§ 180.624 Metrafenone; tolerances for 

residues. 

(a) * * * 

Commodity Parts per 

million 

Apricot ................................. 0 .70 

Cherry subgroup 12–12A ... 2 .0 

Fruit, pome, group 11–10 ... 1 .5 

Fruit, small, vine climbing, 

except fuzzy kiwifruit, 

subgroup 13–07F ............ 4 .5 

* * * * * 

Hop, dried cones ................ 70 

Peach subgroup 12–12B .... 0 .70 

Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 0 .50 

Vegetable, fruiting, group 

8–10 ................................ 0 .90 

* * * * * 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 180 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0217; FRL–9916–97] 

Polyoxyalkylated Sorbitan Fatty Acid 

Esters; Tolerance Exemption 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of 

polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty acid 

esters with C6 through C22 aliphatic 

alkanoic and/or alkenoic fatty acids, 

branched or linear, the resulting 

polyoxyalkylene sorbitan esters having a 

minimum molecular weight of 1,300 

when used as an inert ingredient in a 

pesticide chemical formulation. Spring 

Trading Company, on behalf of Croda, 

Inc., submitted a petition to EPA under 

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance. 

This regulation eliminates the need to 

establish a maximum permissible level 

for residues of polyoxyalkylated 

sorbitan fatty acid esters with C6 

through C22 aliphatic alkanoic and/or 

alkenoic fatty acids, branched or linear, 

the resulting polyoxyalkylene sorbitan 

esters having a minimum molecular 

weight of 1,300 on food or feed 

commodities. 

DATES: This regulation is effective 

October 22, 2014. Objections and 

requests for hearings must be received 

on or before December 22, 2014, and 

must be filed in accordance with the 

instructions provided in 40 CFR part 

178 (see also Unit I.C. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0217, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, Registration 

Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. How can I get electronic access to 

other related information? 

You may access a frequently updated 

electronic version of 40 CFR part 180 

through the Government Printing 

Office’s e-CFR site at http://

www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/

40tab_02.tpl. 

C. Can I file an objection or hearing 

request? 

Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 

U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an 

objection to any aspect of this regulation 

and may also request a hearing on those 

objections. You must file your objection 

or request a hearing on this regulation 

in accordance with the instructions 

provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure 

proper receipt by EPA, you must 

identify docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2014–0217 in the subject line on 

the first page of your submission. All 

objections and requests for a hearing 

must be in writing, and must be 

received by the Hearing Clerk on or 

before December 22, 2014. Addresses for 

mail and hand delivery of objections 

and hearing requests are provided in 40 

CFR 178.25(b). 

In addition to filing an objection or 

hearing request with the Hearing Clerk 

as described in 40 CFR part 178, please 

submit a copy of the filing (excluding 

any Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket. 

Information not marked confidential 

pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be 

disclosed publicly by EPA without prior 

notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your 

objection or hearing request, identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2014–0217, by one of the following 

methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be CBI or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background and Statutory Findings 

In the Federal Register of September 

5, 2014 (79 FR 53012) (FRL–9914–98), 

EPA issued a document pursuant to 

FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a, 

announcing the receipt of a pesticide 


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petition (PP IN–10674) filed by Spring 

Trading Company, 10805 West 

Timberwagon Circle, Spring, TX 77380– 

4030, on behalf of Croda, Inc., 315 

Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. The 

petition requested that 40 CFR 180.960 

be amended by establishing an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of oxyalkylated 

sorbitan fatty acid esters with C6 

through C22 aliphatic alkanoic and/or 

alkenoic fatty acids, branched or linear, 

the resulting polyoxyalkylene sorbitan 

esters having a minimum molecular 

weight of 1,300 (CAS No. 81776–11–6, 

87090–31–1, 88895–72–1; 1472661–05– 

4, 161026–53–5, 103171–31–9, 

1472661–17–8, 1472668–03–3, 

1472655–32–5, 1472663–59–4, 

1472663–64–1, 1472663–66–3, 

1472663–92–5, 1472654–83–3, 

1472644–84–0, 1472644–85–1, 

1472644–87–3, 1472644–88–4, 

1472644–80–6, 1472644–81–7). That 

document included a summary of the 

petition prepared by the petitioner and 

solicited comments on the petitioner’s 

request. The Agency did not receive any 

comments. 

Section 408(c)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA 

allows EPA to establish an exemption 

from the requirement for a tolerance (the 

legal limit for a pesticide chemical 

residue in or on a food) only if EPA 

determines that the exemption is ‘‘safe.’’ 

Section 408(c)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA 

defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result from aggregate exposure to the 

pesticide chemical residue, including 

all anticipated dietary exposures and all 

other exposures for which there is 

reliable information.’’ This includes 

exposure through drinking water and 

use in residential settings, but does not 

include occupational exposure. Section 

408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to 

give special consideration to exposure 

of infants and children to the pesticide 

chemical residue in establishing an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a 

reasonable certainty that no harm will 

result to infants and children from 

aggregate exposure to the pesticide 

chemical residue . . .’’ and specifies 

factors EPA is to consider in 

establishing an exemption. 

III. Risk Assessment and Statutory 

Findings 

EPA establishes exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance only in those 

cases where it can be shown that the 

risks from aggregate exposure to 

pesticide chemical residues under 

reasonably foreseeable circumstances 

will pose no appreciable risks to human 

health. In order to determine the risks 

from aggregate exposure to pesticide 

inert ingredients, the Agency considers 

the toxicity of the inert in conjunction 

with possible exposure to residues of 

the inert ingredient through food, 

drinking water, and through other 

exposures that occur as a result of 

pesticide use in residential settings. If 

EPA is able to determine that a finite 

tolerance is not necessary to ensure that 

there is a reasonable certainty that no 

harm will result from aggregate 

exposure to the inert ingredient, an 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance may be established. 

Consistent with FFDCA section 

408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the 

available scientific data and other 

relevant information in support of this 

action and considered its validity, 

completeness and reliability and the 

relationship of this information to 

human risk. EPA has also considered 

available information concerning the 

variability of the sensitivities of major 

identifiable subgroups of consumers, 

including infants and children. In the 

case of certain chemical substances that 

are defined as polymers, the Agency has 

established a set of criteria to identify 

categories of polymers expected to 

present minimal or no risk. The 

definition of a polymer is given in 40 

CFR 723.250(b) and the exclusion 

criteria for identifying these low-risk 

polymers are described in 40 CFR 

723.250(d). Polyoxyalkylated sorbitan 

fatty acid esters conforms to the 

definition of a polymer given in 40 CFR 

723.250(b) and meets the following 

criteria that are used to identify low-risk 

polymers. 

1. The polymer is not a cationic 

polymer nor is it reasonably anticipated 

to become a cationic polymer in a 

natural aquatic environment. 

2. The polymer does contain as an 

integral part of its composition the 

atomic elements carbon, hydrogen, and 

oxygen. 

3. The polymer does not contain as an 

integral part of its composition, except 

as impurities, any element other than 

those listed in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(2)(ii). 

4. The polymer is neither designed 

nor can it be reasonably anticipated to 

substantially degrade, decompose, or 

depolymerize. 

5. The polymer is manufactured or 

imported from monomers and/or 

reactants that are already included on 

the TSCA Chemical Substance 

Inventory or manufactured under an 

applicable TSCA section 5 exemption. 

6. The polymer is not a water 

absorbing polymer with a number 

average molecular weight (MW) greater 

than or equal to 10,000 daltons. 

7. The polymer does not contain 

certain perfluoroalkyl moieties 

consisting of a CF3- or longer chain 

length as specified in 40 CFR 

723.250(d)(6). 

Additionally, the polymer also meets 

as required the following exemption 

criteria specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e). 

8. The polymer’s number average MW 

is greater than or equal to 1,000 and less 

than 10,000 daltons. The polymer 

contains less than 10% oligomeric 

material below MW 500 and less than 

25% oligomeric material below MW 

1,000. 

Thus, polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty 

acid esters meets the criteria for a 

polymer to be considered low risk under 

40 CFR 723.250. Based on its 

conformance to the criteria in this unit, 

no mammalian toxicity is anticipated 

from dietary, inhalation, or dermal 

exposure to polyoxyalkylated sorbitan 

fatty acid esters. 

IV. Aggregate Exposures 

For the purposes of assessing 

potential exposure under this 

exemption, EPA considered that 

polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty acid 

esters could be present in all raw and 

processed agricultural commodities and 

drinking water, and that nonoccupational non-dietary exposure was 

possible. The number average MW of 

polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty acid 

esters is 1,300 daltons. Generally, a 

polymer of this size would be poorly 

absorbed through the intact 

gastrointestinal tract or through intact 

human skin. Since polyoxyalkylated 

sorbitan fatty acid esters conform to the 

criteria that identify a low-risk polymer, 

there are no concerns for risks 

associated with any potential exposure 

scenarios that are reasonably 

foreseeable. The Agency has determined 

that a tolerance is not necessary to 

protect the public health. 

V. Cumulative Effects From Substances 

With a Common Mechanism of Toxicity 

Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA 

requires that, when considering whether 

to establish, modify, or revoke a 

tolerance, the Agency consider 

‘‘available information’’ concerning the 

cumulative effects of a particular 

pesticide’s residues and ‘‘other 

substances that have a common 

mechanism of toxicity.’’ 

EPA has not found polyoxyalkylated 

sorbitan fatty acid esters to share a 

common mechanism of toxicity with 

any other substances, and 

polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty acid 

esters does not appear to produce a 

toxic metabolite produced by other 

substances. For the purposes of this 


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tolerance action, therefore, EPA has 

assumed that polyoxyalkylated sorbitan 

fatty acid esters does not have a 

common mechanism of toxicity with 

other substances. For information 

regarding EPA’s efforts to determine 

which chemicals have a common 

mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate 

the cumulative effects of such 

chemicals, see EPA’s Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

cumulative. 

VI. Additional Safety Factor for the 

Protection of Infants and Children 

Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA 

provides that EPA shall apply an 

additional tenfold margin of safety for 

infants and children in the case of 

threshold effects to account for prenatal 

and postnatal toxicity and the 

completeness of the data base unless 

EPA concludes that a different margin of 

safety will be safe for infants and 

children. Due to the expected low 

toxicity of polyoxyalkylated sorbitan 

fatty acid esters, EPA has not used a 

safety factor analysis to assess the risk. 

For the same reasons the additional 

tenfold safety factor is unnecessary. 

VII. Determination of Safety 

Based on the conformance to the 

criteria used to identify a low-risk 

polymer, EPA concludes that there is a 

reasonable certainty of no harm to the 

U.S. population, including infants and 

children, from aggregate exposure to 

residues of polyoxyalkylated sorbitan 

fatty acid esters. 

VIII. Other Considerations 

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology 

An analytical method is not required 

for enforcement purposes since the 

Agency is establishing an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance 

without any numerical limitation. 

B. International Residue Limits 

In making its tolerance decisions, EPA 

seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with 

international standards whenever 

possible, consistent with U.S. food 

safety standards and agricultural 

practices. EPA considers the 

international maximum residue limits 

(MRLs) established by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as 

required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4). 

The Codex Alimentarius is a joint 

United Nations Food and Agriculture 

Organization/World Health 

Organization food standards program, 

and it is recognized as an international 

food safety standards-setting 

organization in trade agreements to 

which the United States is a party. EPA 

may establish a tolerance that is 

different from a Codex MRL; however, 

FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that 

EPA explain the reasons for departing 

from the Codex level. 

The Codex has not established a MRL 

for polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty acid 

esters. 

IX. Conclusion 

Accordingly, EPA finds that 

exempting residues of polyoxyalkylated 

sorbitan fatty acid esters from the 

requirement of a tolerance will be safe. 

X. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

This final rule establishes a tolerance 

under FFDCA section 408(d) in 

response to a petition submitted to the 

Agency. The Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has exempted these rules 

from review under Executive Order 

12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Planning 

and Review’’ (58 FR 51735, October 4, 

1993). Because this final rule has been 

exempted from review under Executive 

Order 12866, this final rule is not 

subject to Executive Order 13211, 

entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning 

Regulations That Significantly Affect 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 

FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive 

Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997). This final rule does not 

contain any information collections 

subject to OMB approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it involve 

any technical standards that would 

require Agency consideration of 

voluntary consensus standards pursuant 

to section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 

note). 

Since tolerances and exemptions that 

are established on the basis of a petition 

under FFDCA section 408(d), such as 

the tolerance in this final rule, do not 

require the issuance of a proposed rule, 

the requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et 

seq.), do not apply. 

This final rule directly regulates 

growers, food processors, food handlers, 

and food retailers, not States or tribes, 

nor does this action alter the 

relationships or distribution of power 

and responsibilities established by 

Congress in the preemption provisions 

of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, 

the Agency has determined that this 

action will not have a substantial direct 

effect on States or tribal governments, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States or tribal 

governments, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government or between 

the Federal Government and Indian 

tribes, or otherwise have any unique 

impacts on local governments. Thus, the 

Agency has determined that Executive 

Order 13132, entitled ‘‘Federalism’’ (64 

FR 43255, August 10, 1999) and 

Executive Order 13175, entitled 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply 

to this final rule. In addition, this final 

rule does not impose any enforceable 

duty or contain any unfunded mandate 

as described under Title II of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

Although this action does not require 

any special considerations under 

Executive Order 12898, entitled 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994), EPA seeks to achieve 

environmental justice, the fair treatment 

and meaningful involvement of any 

group, including minority and/or lowincome populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. As such, to the 

extent that information is publicly 

available or was submitted in comments 

to EPA, the Agency considered whether 

groups or segments of the population, as 

a result of their location, cultural 

practices, or other factors, may have 

atypical or disproportionately high and 

adverse human health impacts or 

environmental effects from exposure to 

the pesticide discussed in this 

document, compared to the general 

population. 

XI. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major 

rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 


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Dated: October 14, 2014. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is 

amended as follows: 

PART 180—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 180 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. 

■ 2. In § 180.960, alphabetically add the 

following polymers to the table to read 

as follows: 

§ 180.960 Polymers; exemptions from the 

requirement of a tolerance. 

* * * * * 

Polymer CAS No. 

*******

Polyoxyalkylated sorbitan fatty acid esters with C6 through C22 aliphatic alkanoic and/or alkenoic fatty acids, branched or linear, the resulting polyoxyalkylene sorbitan esters minimum number average 

molecular weight (in amu), 1,300.

81776–11–6, 87090–31–1, 88895–72–1, 103171–31–9, 161026–53–5, 

1472644–80–6, 1472644–81–7, 1472644–84–0, 1472644–85–1, 

1472644–87–3, 1472644–88–4, 1472654–83–3, 1472655–32–5, 

1472661–05–4, 1472661–17–8, 1472663–59–4, 1472663–64–1, 

1472663–66–3, 1472663–92–5, 1472668–03–3 

* * * * * * * 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 501, 514, and 552 

[GSAR Change 59; GSAR Case 2014–G501; 

Docket No. 2014–0007; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 3090–AJ47 

General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 

Progressive Awards and Monthly 

Quantity Allocations 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, 

General Services Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is converting the 

proposed rule as a final rule amending 

the General Services Administration 

Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to 

remove GSAR clause Progressive 

Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 22, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Deborah Eble, Procurement Analyst, at 

215–446–5823, or email at 

deborah.eble@gsa.gov, for clarification 

of content. For information pertaining to 

the status or publication schedules, 

contact the Regulatory Secretariat 

Division at 202–501–4755. Please cite 

GSAR Case 2014–G501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

GSA published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register at 79 FR 24359, on 

April 30, 2014, amending the General 

Services Administration Acquisition 

Regulation (GSAR), to remove GSAR 

provision 552.214–71, Progressive 

Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations, and provide other 

conforming changes. This rule is a result 

of the retrospective analysis conducted 

under Executive Order 13563, 

Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review, requiring agencies to review 

existing regulations and identify rules 

that are obsolete, unnecessary, 

unjustified, excessively burdensome or 

counterproductive and identify those 

rules that warrant repeal, amendment, 

or revision. GSA identified GSAR 

provision 552.214–71, Progressive 

Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations as one of four information 

collections in GSA’s Final Plan for 

Retrospective Analysis approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget on 

August 18, 2011. No comments were 

received on the proposed rule by the 

June 30, 2014 closing date. Therefore, 

the proposed rule is being converted to 

a final rule without change: 

• Information Collection 3090–0200, 

Sealed Bidding, which references GSAR 

552.214–71, Progressive Awards and 

Monthly Quantity Allocations, is 

deleted in its entirety. 

• Under Subpart 501.106—GSAR 

references 514.201–7(a) and 552.214–71 

and corresponding OMB Control 

Number 3090–0200, Sealed Bidding, are 

deleted. 

• GSAR 514.201–7—Deleted in its 

entirety. 

• GSAR 552.214–71—Deleted in its 

entirety. 

II. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives; and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under Section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

GSA has prepared a Final Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) consistent 

with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 

U.S.C. 601, et seq. The FRFA is 

summarized as follows: 

This final rule reduces the burden on small 

entities within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., as the 

Information Collection 3090–0200, Sealed 

Bidding, citing provision 552.214–71, 

Progressive Awards and Monthly Quantity 

Allocations, is no longer used and is removed 

from the GSAR. Both large and small 

business entities will no longer be bound to 

submit data that the Government can freely 

obtain from variety of other sources. 

No comments were filed by the Chief 

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration. 

Interested parties may obtain a copy 

of the FRFA from the Regulatory 

Secretariat. The Regulatory Secretariat 

has submitted a copy of the FRFA to the 

Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35) does not apply. OMB 

approved the withdrawal and 

discontinuation of the Information 

Collection 3090–0200, Sealed Bidding, 

identifying GSAR Provision 552.214–71, 

Progressive Awards and Monthly 

Quantity Allocations, on August 14, 

2014. 


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